The BEFORE and AFTER Thread

[RichardB]

Here's another Alexander Wilson effort, Craighall Castle near Ceres in Fife.

DSC_4417 by RichardB5, on Flickr

The only feature left to refer to is the plinth that the eagle used to sit on.

 

[klempner69]

Nice one Richard..this one is in the Mechanics Institute in Swindon:

The reading room..see the picture of Stonehenge over the door?


Now look for the orange mark over the door where the picture used to be

 

[MD]

thats a shocking difference klempner69
cheers for posting

 

[Lady Grey]

The Flute and Fiddle pub in Cheltenham - April 1999

March 2011

 

[klempner69]

Another sad conversion of a once lively bar no doubt..lots of happening in Swindon too.

 

[Lady Grey]

Sighs Steps onto soapbox - I would urge everyone to use their local pubs, when they're gone they're gone forever. Steps off soapbox!

 

[kathyms]

befor and aft

i realy must say this has been the most interesting thread yet. i think sometimes its easy to forget that what we see as urbex deraliction was once beautifull buildings loved by the people that built them lived and worked in them.
thank you all

 

[TK421]

Good thread, and some great photos. 2 site from me:

Odeon Manchester then:

And now:

Ravensworth Castle then:

And now:

Cheers

 

[loxley]

just great

love these . ive done a couple myself . www.loxleyphotography.co.uk please fill free to look

 

[klempner69]

love these . ive done a couple myself . www.loxleyphotography.co.uk please fill free to look

So get n post up a few then

 

[oldscrote]

Here's a couple that are kinda reversed.... from derelict to restored. Both are of Avoncliff aqueduct on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Wiltshire.Both early shots are dated 1973 but I believe the first one is a couple of years later as on the far side of the aqueduct a cement hopper is visible.This was used when the Avoncliff to Limpley Stoke section was concreted in 1975-6

Before

after.The restored aqueduct



before. Looking towards Bradford on Avon where the trees appear to be in the canal bed was a huge landslip.Also visible is a set of stop gates used to seal the aqueduct from the rest of the canal when it was necessary to work on the structure.these gates were removed in the restoration and now stop planks{seen in the above photo to the left of the aqueduct}are used

after

 

[klempner69]

Thats a helluva transformation in the last pic Mr Scrote

 

[oldscrote]

Thats a helluva transformation in the last pic Mr Scrote

It sure is.It's gone a bit twee unfortunately and they destroyed a lot of the original infrastructure of the canal during the restoration.This section of canal suffered from terrible leakage due mainly to the underlying geology during its working life and sad as it is concrete was the only answer.Half of me does miss it in its derelict state it was lovely and peaceful then.But there again it's partially my fault as I spent a year driving dumpers full of concrete as part of the restoration team back in the 70s

 

[oldscrote]

Here's another earlier picture it was pretty moribund then I guess this is between the wars.The last boat actually passed through in the very early 50s

http://www.avoncliff.co.uk/avoncliff_in_pictures/source/01_old.htm

 

[alex76]

Conditioning House, Bradford 1920's

2009

Old and new merged.

The clerks office 1920's

2009

Old and new merged.

High Royds central corridor 1910's

2008

Merged.

High Royds ward 15 corridor, 1910's

2008

Merged

Ward 15, 1910's

The same spot 2008, even the door is open to the same extent.

Merged.​

love how you mixed new with old nice one :yes:

 

[highcannons]

*Sighs loudly* OK then.

Boddam never used to name its streets. Having just 5 of them, somebody thought it would be a good idea to just call the streets, A to E.

Was the hospital between A and E?

 

[paul leeds]

absolutely love this thread

 

[RichardB]

I did another few today.

DSC_5016 by RichardB5, on Flickr

DSC_5011 by RichardB5, on Flickr

DSC_5003 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Didn't get any of them right unfortunately.

 

[klempner69]

I really like the dried river bed shot ..look at the building on the left..its lost its little window over the years.

 

[oldscrote]

Love these Richard, what's the significance of the scales over the door in the first pairing?And further more what in hells name is that poster on the door all about?